英语新闻听写 LIGO再次探测到引力波

Scientists have glimpsed at another ripple¹ in the medium of space-time.

科学家第二次探测到引力波。

Announced by the LIGO team, the latest gravitational wave observation took place in late December last year.

LIGO（激光干涉仪引力波天文台）合作组宣布，最近一次探测到引力波是去年年末。

Astronomer² Scott Ransom³ even exclaimed that the era of gravitational wave astronomy is upon us!

宇航员斯科特·雷森甚至惊讶道，引力波天文学时代寄托在我们身上！

Though Ransom is not a member of the team,

尽管雷森不是合作组成员，

a spokesperson with LIGO added that the observation is beginning to reveal a spectrum⁴ of black hole systems.

但LIGO发言人指出，此次探测将揭开黑洞面纱。

The latest system observed by LIGO focused on a pair black holes with a solar masses eight to fourteen times greater than the sun.

LIGO此次的观察重点是双黑洞，质量分别是太阳的8-14倍。

When they merged⁵, one solar mass converted to energy and generated these subtle though measurable ripples⁶.

一旦双黑合并，太阳质量将转换为能量，随之释放引力波。

1 ripple   

n.涟波，涟漪，波纹，粗钢梳；vt.使...起涟漪，使起波纹； vi.呈波浪状，起伏前进

参考例句：

• The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。
• The small ripple split upon the beach.小小的涟漪卷来，碎在沙滩上。

2 astronomer   

n.天文学家

参考例句：

• A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。
• He is reputed to have been a good astronomer.他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。

3 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

4 spectrum   

n.谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列

参考例句：

• This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
• We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。

5 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

6 ripples   

逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在涟漪上舞动。
• The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙滩上留下了波痕。